Rise of the Assistants - Ep 3 - a podcast by Matt Feury

ACE Editors - Harry Yoon, Joi McMillon, Ben Bulatao, Melissa McCoy, Alan Baumgarten

For those that aspire to careers in film and tv editing, this panel (originally recorded for ACE EditFest 2021) offers plenty of great advice and lots of interesting origin stories from five editors who have helmed some of the most acclaimed films and television shows.

HARRY YOON ACE

The Newsroom, Euphoria, Minari, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

JOI McMILLON ACE

Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk, The Underground Railroad, Zola

BEN BULATAO ACE

Biography, Ice Road Truckers, Black Gold, Deadliest Catch

MELISSA McCOY ACE

CSI, I Love Money, Rush Hour, Ted Lasso

ALAN BAUMGARTEN ACE

Zombieland, Molly's Game, The Trial of The Chicago 7, Being the Riccardos

Building Careers in Film and TV Editing

In our discussion with these amazing ACE editors, we talk about:

• Starting an editing career with a blooper reel
• How sometimes you have to take a step sideways or backwards to move forward
• The immutable truth that WHO you meet in film school can be more important than WHAT you learn in film school
• What it means to be good in the room

The Credits

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Hear Alan Baumgarten talk about his Oscar-nominated work on The Trial of the Chicago 7

Listen to Melissa McCoy discuss editing Ted Lasso

Harry Yoon on his work on Minari and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

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